Apparently some of the advertiser links on Imageshack have been hacked and there is malware in them.

Apparently the direct links to Imageshack 'should' be OK, so it's not on anything that is visible here on the smoke ring, however if it is a text link or if it's a thumbnail and you want to enlarge the shot, you are at risk.

For those of you sensible to run an antivirus program, you may have it pop if you click on the old links._________________Here's a change Robert.

Yeah, I got popped by clicking a thumbnail. As soon as I got to the Imageshack site another browser window popped up with one of those fakey virus scan things. I couldn't shut the window down or the browser for that matter. While it was fighting me it was downloading some malware. Fortunately my virus protection halted it in its tracks. I had to use task manager to shut down Internet Explorer. After the firefight I rebooted and performed a deep scan to make sure nothing snuck through. I think there's several postings here with the ImageShack thumbnails, so be careful._________________My current cookers: 80 gallon vertical tankThe Ultimate New Braunfels Makeover

Yeah, I got popped by clicking a thumbnail. As soon as I got to the Imageshack site another browser window popped up with one of those fakey virus scan things. I couldn't shut the window down or the browser for that matter. While it was fighting me it was downloading some malware. Fortunately my virus protection halted it in its tracks. I had to use task manager to shut down Internet Explorer. After the firefight I rebooted and performed a deep scan to make sure nothing snuck through. I think there's several postings here with the ImageShack thumbnails, so be careful.

You would think by now that IE and Firefox would have a way of killing an exploited tab without killing the whole app. Something like a "freeze all processes" button. Those websites really piss me off and I refuse to visit one again no matter how good some of the material is._________________Pat

Ok, I added Imageshack.us to my restricted sites. Like a big dummy I clicked on a link and it started that fakey virus check thing again. This time I was able to shut her down before any malware came through. I wasn't thinking... actually clicked the link before I looked at the URL.

I'm in the process of rebuilding all the slide shows, I have all the images and just need the time to do it, probably this weekend then when they are done they will be hosted on an honest site... that hasn't been hacked... so far!_________________Here's a change Robert.

I've been fighting those fake virus malware programs for awhile now. What seems to have worked well for me is going to bleepingcomputer.com and downloading the rkill program. Run this and then run the newest version of malwarebytes. Some of these malware programs run pretty deep as I've found out. My windows defender and avast have both let malware in and let it stay. The only way I was able to evict was with the rkill and malwarebytes. Just a FYI if anyone is still having issues._________________In the shadows of Lambeau

This is a common problem with web sites, and it can happen to anyone. Yahoo (some recently) was hit with a very similar injection attack. Does the site employ any security measures?_________________I live my life by a simple creed… Chili has no beans!